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ASPB AND CIMSS WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 12, 2011

IN THE PRESS:

ITEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR:

ITEMS FOR THE OFFICE DIRECTOR, STAR:

ITEMS FOR THE DIVISION CHIEF, CoRP:

Ackerman Inducted into Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Science, and Letters: Each year the Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Science, and Letters elects five new Wisconsin Academy Fellows, Wisconsinites with extraordinary levels of accomplishment in their fields as well as a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse and public service. Fellowship represents the highest level of recognition conferred by the Wisconsin Academy. On November 6, 2011, Steven Ackermen was inducted into the Academy. The nonprofit Wisconsin Academy applies the sciences, arts, and letters to bring context, civilized discussion, and meaningful action to important issues through public forums, art galleries, and publications. More information is available at http://www.wisconsinacademy.org/contributor/steve-ackerman. (J. Key, E/RA2, 608-263-2605, jkey@ssec.wisc.edu)

CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog was updated with posts showing Meteosat-9 InfraRed (IR) and visible images of the development of an unusual tropical cyclone in the Mediterranean Sea on November 07-08, 2011 (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/9122), as well as Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-11), Multifunctional Transport Satellite (MTSAT-1R), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) IR, water vapor, and visible imagery of one of the strongest extratropical cyclones on record to impact the Bering Sea and Western Alaska on November 08-09, 2011 (http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/9137). (S. Bachmeier, CIMSS, 608-263-3958, S. Lindstrom, CIMSS, 608-263-4425)

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Figure caption: MODIS 11.0 µm InfraRed image at 10:04 UTC plus surface and fixed buoy reports, with and without an overlay of the surface pressure and surface frontal analysis at 12:00 UTC as an intensifying extratropical cyclone was beginning to move across the Bering Sea on November 08, 2011.

VISITORS:

Visitor from the USGS: Dr. Dave Schneider from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Alaska Volcano Observatory visited with M. Pavolonis (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR) to collaborate on tasks assigned to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Volcanic Ash Science Advisory Group (SAG) by the International Volcanic Ash Task Force (IVATF) Airworthiness Sub-group. The main task was to determine the relationship between the boundaries of volcanic ash advisories and satellite-based ash concentration estimates derived using the approach developed for the next generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R). Significant progress was made on this task. (M. Pavolonis, E/RA2, 608-263-9597, Mike.Pavolonis@noaa.gov)

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